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• IDA information dependent acquisition
• IDA is a flexible tandem mass spectrometry method in which a user can specify criteria for producing product ion spectra during a chromatographic run.
• a precursor or mass spectrometry (MS) survey scan is performed to generate a precursor ion peak list.
• the user can select criteria to filter the peak list for a subset of the precursor ions on the peak list.
• the subset of precursor ions is then fragmented and product ion or mass spectrometry /mass spectrometry (MS/MS) spectra are obtained.
• MS mass spectrometry
• the IDA generated product ion spectra are compared to the spectra of known compounds. When some of the product ions or neutral losses of an IDA generated product ion spectrum match the spectrum of a known compound, the IDA generated product ion spectrum is further evaluated to determine if it is a modified form.
• IDA works well for detecting and identifying modified forms, when the generated product ion spectrum arises from a single precursor ion.
• some of the product ion spectra from the IDA method can include product ions from more than one precursor ion. As a result, it is difficult to compare such spectra to the spectra of known compounds.
• a system for detecting a product ion of a modified form of a known compound of interest in a sample from tandem mass spectrometry data.
• the system includes a processor that receives a plurality of sample product ion spectra.
• the plurality of sample product ion spectra are produced by separating known compounds from a sample over time using a separation device, and at each time step, analyzing the known compounds by performing a plurality of product ion scans for a plurality of precursor mass selection windows selected across a mass range of the sample using a tandem mass spectrometer.
• the processor retrieves known mass-to-charge ratio (m/z) values of product ions of at least one compound of the known compounds from a memory.
• the processor generates product ion extracted ion chromatograms (XICs) from product ion spectra of the plurality of sample product ion spectra that include m/z peaks matching the known m/z values.
• the processor groups XIC peaks of the generated product ion XICs by retention time, producing a plurality of XIC peak groups.
• the processor selects at least one XIC peak group of the plurality of XIC peak groups.
• the processor creates an m/z peak list for the at least one XIC peak group by obtaining the m/z value for each monoisotopic peak in each spectrum used to generate the XIC peaks of the at least one XIC peak group.
• the processor removes from the m/z peak list m/z values that match the known m/z values. For each m/z value remaining in the m/z peak list, the processor calculates an m/z difference between the peak list m/z value and each m/z value of the m/z values of the known product ions, producing a plurality of m/z difference values.
• the processor groups m/z difference values of the plurality of m/z difference values with same m/z value into groups and counts the number of m/z difference values in each group, producing a plurality of m/z difference value groups that each includes a count. If a count of an m/z difference value group of the plurality of m/z difference value groups exceeds a predetermined count, the processor detects a product ion of a modified form of the at least one compound at the m/z value of the m/z difference value group.
• a method for detecting a product ion of a modified form of a known compound of interest in a sample from tandem mass spectrometry data is disclosed.
• a plurality of sample product ion spectra are received using a processor.
• the plurality of sample product ion spectra are produced by separating known compounds from a sample over time using a separation device, and at each time step, analyzing the known compounds by performing a plurality of product ion scans for a plurality of precursor mass selection windows selected across a mass range of the sample using a tandem mass spectrometer.
• Known m/z values of product ions of at least one compound of the known compounds are retrieved from a memory using the processor.
• Product ion XICs are generated from product ion spectra of the plurality of sample product ion spectra that include m/z peaks matching the known m/z values using the processor.
• XIC peaks of the generated product ion XICs are grouped by retention time using the processor, producing a plurality of XIC peak groups. At least one XIC peak group of the plurality of XIC peak groups is selected using the processor.
• An m/z peak list is created for the at least one XIC peak group by
• m/z values are removed from the m/z peak list that match the known m/z values using the processor.
• an m/z difference between the peak list m/z value and each m/z value of the m/z values of the known product ions is calculated using the processor, producing a plurality of m/z difference values, m/z difference values of the plurality of m/z difference values with same m/z value are grouped into groups and the number of m/z difference values in each group is counted using the processor, producing a plurality of m/z difference value groups that each includes a count.
• a count of an m/z difference value group of the plurality of m/z difference value groups exceeds a predetermined count, a product ion of a modified form of the at least one compound is detected at the m/z value of the m/z difference value group using the processor.
• a computer program product includes a non-transitory and tangible computer-readable storage medium whose contents include a program with instructions being executed on a processor so as to perform a method for detecting a product ion of a modified form of a known compound of interest in a sample from tandem mass spectrometry data.
• the method includes providing a system, wherein the system comprises one or more distinct software modules, and wherein the distinct software modules comprise an analysis module.
• the analysis module receives a plurality of sample product ion spectra.
• the plurality of sample product ion spectra are produced by separating known compounds from a sample over time using a separation device, and at each time step, analyzing the known compounds by performing a plurality of product ion scans for a plurality of precursor mass selection windows selected across a mass range of the sample using a tandem mass spectrometer.
• the analysis module retrieves known m/z values of product ions of at least one compound of the known compounds from a memory.
• the analysis module generates product ion XICs from product ion spectra of the plurality of sample product ion spectra that include m/z peaks matching the known m z values.
• the analysis module groups XIC peaks of the generated product ion XICs by retention time, producing a plurality of XIC peak groups.
• the analysis module selects at least one XIC peak group of the plurality of
• the analysis module creates an m/z peak list for the at least one XIC peak group by obtaining the m/z value for each monoisotopic peak in each spectrum used to generate the XIC peaks of the at least one XIC peak group.
• the analysis module removes from the m/z peak list m/z values that match the known m/z values. [0019] For each m/z value remaining in the m/z peak list, the analysis module calculates an m/z difference between the peak list m/z value and each m/z value of the m/z values of the known product ions, producing a plurality of m/z difference values.
• the analysis module groups m/z difference values of the plurality of m/z difference values with same m/z value into groups and counts the number of m/z difference values in each group, producing a plurality of m/z difference value groups that each includes a count.
• the analysis module detects a product ion of a modified form of the at least one compound at the m/z value of the m/z difference value group.
• Figure 1 is a block diagram that illustrates a computer system, upon which embodiments of the present teachings may be implemented.
• Figure 2 is an exemplary extracted ion chromatogram (XIC) plot produced from a separation coupled data independent acquisition (DIA) tandem mass spectrometry method showing two XIC peak groups for a peptide of interest, in accordance with various embodiments.
• XIC extracted ion chromatogram
• Figure 3 is an exemplary spectrum of the product ions present at 48.79 minutes in the XIC plot of Figure 2, in accordance with various embodiments.
• Figure 4 is an exemplary spectrum of the product ions present at 44.61 minutes in the XIC plot of Figure 2, in accordance with various embodiments.
• Figure 5 is an exemplary plot of groups of delta mass and their counts for an XIC peak group, in accordance with various embodiments.
• Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of a system for detecting a product ion of a modified form of a known compound of interest in a sample from tandem mass spectrometry data, in accordance with various embodiments.
• Figure 7 is a flowchart showing a method for detecting a product ion of a modified form of a known compound of interest in a sample from tandem mass spectrometry data, in accordance with various embodiments.
• Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of a system that includes one or more distinct software modules that performs a method for detecting a product ion of a modified form of a known compound of interest in a sample from tandem mass spectrometry data, in accordance with various embodiments.
• FIG. 1 is a block diagram that illustrates a computer system 100, upon which embodiments of the present teachings may be implemented.
• Computer system 100 includes a bus 102 or other communication mechanism for communicating information, and a processor 104 coupled with bus 102 for processing information.
• Computer system 100 also includes a memory 106, which can be a random access memory (RAM) or other dynamic storage device, coupled to bus 102 for storing instructions to be executed by processor 104.
• Memory 106 also may be used for storing temporary variables or other intermediate information during execution of instructions to be executed by processor 104.
• Computer system 100 further includes a read only memory (ROM) 108 or other static storage device coupled to bus 102 for storing static information and instructions for processor 104.
• ROM read only memory
• a storage device 110 such as a magnetic disk or optical disk, is provided and coupled to bus 102 for storing information and instructions.
• Computer system 100 may be coupled via bus 102 to a display 112, such as a cathode ray tube (CRT) or liquid crystal display (LCD), for displaying information to a computer user.
• a display 112 such as a cathode ray tube (CRT) or liquid crystal display (LCD)
• An input device 114 is coupled to bus 102 for communicating information and command selections to processor 104.
• cursor control 116 is Another type of user input device, such as a mouse, a trackball or cursor direction keys for communicating direction information and command selections to processor 104 and for controlling cursor movement on display 112.
• This input device typically has two degrees of freedom in two axes, a first axis (/ ' . e. , x) and a second axis (/ ' . e. , y), that allows the device to specify positions in a plane.
• a computer system 100 can perform the present teachings. Consistent with certain implementations of the present teachings, results are provided by computer system 100 in response to processor 104 executing one or more sequences of one or more instructions contained in memory 106. Such instructions may be read into memory 106 from another computer-readable medium, such as storage device 110. Execution of the sequences of instructions contained in memory 106 causes processor 104 to perform the process described herein. Alternatively hard-wired circuitry may be used in place of or in combination with software instructions to implement the present teachings. Thus implementations of the present teachings are not limited to any specific combination of hardware circuitry and software.
• computer system 100 can be connected to one or more other computer systems, like computer system 100, across a network to form a networked system.
• the network can include a private network or a public network such as the Internet.
• one or more computer systems can store and serve the data to other computer systems.
• the one or more computer systems that store and serve the data can be referred to as servers or the cloud, in a cloud computing scenario.
• the one or more computer systems can include one or more web servers, for example.
• the other computer systems that send and receive data to and from the servers or the cloud can be referred to as client or cloud devices, for example.
• Non-volatile media includes, for example, optical or magnetic disks, such as storage device 110.
• Volatile media includes dynamic memory, such as memory 106.
• Transmission media includes coaxial cables, copper wire, and fiber optics, including the wires that comprise bus 102.
• floppy disk a flexible disk, hard disk, magnetic tape, or any other magnetic medium
• a CD-ROM digital video disc (DVD), a Blu- ray Disc, any other optical medium
• thumb drive a memory card, a RAM, PROM, and EPROM, a FLASH-EPROM, any other memory chip or cartridge, or any other tangible medium from which a computer can read.
• Various forms of computer readable media may be involved in carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions to processor 104 for execution.
• the instructions may initially be carried on the magnetic disk of a remote computer.
• the remote computer can load the instructions into its dynamic memory and send the instructions over a telephone line using a modem.
• a modem local to computer system 100 can receive the data on the telephone line and use an infra-red transmitter to convert the data to an infra-red signal.
• An infra-red detector coupled to bus 102 can receive the data carried in the infra-red signal and place the data on bus 102.
• Bus 102 carries the data to memory 106, from which processor 104 retrieves and executes the instructions.
• the instructions received by memory 106 may optionally be stored on storage device 110 either before or after execution by processor 104.
• instructions configured to be executed by a processor to perform a method are stored on a computer-readable medium.
• the computer-readable medium can be a device that stores digital information.
• a computer-readable medium includes a compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM) as is known in the art for storing software.
• CD-ROM compact disc read-only memory
• the computer-readable medium is accessed by a processor suitable for executing instructions configured to be executed.
• modified forms are detected and identified using an information dependent acquisition (IDA) method.
• IDA information dependent acquisition
• some of the product ion spectra from the IDA method can include product ions from more than one precursor ion. As a result, it is difficult to detect and identify modified forms in complex mixtures using IDA.
• modified forms are detected and identified in complex mixtures using extracted ion current or extracted ion chromatogram (XIC) peak profiles obtained from a data independent acquisition (DIA) method, such as ABSciex's MS/MS ⁇ acquisition method or ABSciex's SWATHTM acquisition method.
• DIA data independent acquisition
• MS/MS ⁇ 1 acquisition a narrow precursor mass window is stepped across a mass range of interest, and the precursor ions within each precursor mass window are fragmented producing product ions.
• a narrow mass selection window width is on the order of 1 atomic mass unit (amu), for example.
• mass spectra for all the product ions of all the precursor ions of the mass range are obtained.
• MS/MS ALL acquisition is also called MS/MS of all or MS/MS of everything, for example.
• ABSciex's SWATHTM acquisition method was developed. In this acquisition method, sensitivity is improved by providing the mass analyzer with a wide precursor mass selection window width.
• a wide precursor mass selection window width is anything greater than 1 atomic mass unit (amu). However, typically wide precursor mass selection window widths are between 20 amu and 200 amu, for example.
• Selecting a wider mass selection window requires fewer fragmentation scans to cover a mass range. For example, a mass range from 200 amu to 600 amu that is scanned using a narrow mass selection window width of 1 amu requires 400 fragmentation scans. Using a wider mass selection window width of 100 amu requires just 4 fragmentation scans. A wider precursor mass selection window is, therefore, used to fragment samples across the entire mass range of interest in order to analyze samples at the rate samples are received from separation or injection devices.
• fragmentation scans occur at uniform or fixed mass selection windows across a mass range.
• the mass range can include, for example, a preferred mass range of the sample or the entire mass range of the sample.
• ABSciex's SWATHTM acquisition method coupled with a separation technique can be used to quantitate compounds. For example, it is possible to detect compounds based on chromatograms of the product ions, which provides additional confidence since the related product ions should all share the same liquid chromatography (LC) profile at the same retention time.
• LC liquid chromatography
• U.S. Patent No. 8,809,770 (hereinafter the "'770 Patent"), which is incorporated by reference herein, describes how ABSciex's SWATHTM acquisition method coupled with a separation technique can be used to quantitate compounds, for example.
• All of the product ion data acquired from each wide precursor mass selection window is processed together. Even though the data may contain product ions from one or more precursor ions (compounds), it can be processed to quantitate the compound of interest or search.
• the precursor mass of the compound of interest and a set of expected product ions at high resolution and mass accuracy are obtained from a library, or by analyzing an authentic standard form of the compound, or obtained from a previous analysis (whether the compounds are known or not), or by prediction using known fragmentation rules, for example.
• the set of product ions can be selected based on their expected intensity, the likelihood that they are unique to the compound of interest, or other features.
• the set of product ion masses are used to generate ion traces, for example chromatograms or XICs that include one or more peaks. The XICs are scored to determine the correct or most likely peak.
• the score can be based on information from the mass spectrum such as: how well the detected mass of the sample fragment ions match the expected masses of the predetermined product ions; how well the relative intensities of the sample product ions match the relative intensities of the predetermined product ions; that the measured sample ions are in the correct isotopic form, usually that they are monoisotopic; and that the precursor and fragment ions have the expected charge state, for example.
• the score can be based on additional information such as: how well the detected ion traces match each other in shape and position. If different isotopic forms of the sample are analyzed, such as a combination of labeled and native forms, data from the different forms can be used to further refine the score. If one or more product ions in the set receive poor scores because there is an interference, they can be excluded from the set and, if desired, replaced with another fragment from the predetermined spectrum.
• Product ions that receive acceptable scores can be used to generate quantitative values for the target compound that can be compared to similar values from other samples, such as members of a time course study, groups of samples that have been treated or prepared differently, groups of samples from healthy or diseased subjects, etc.
• the '770 Patent also describes using ABSciex's SWATHTM acquisition method to detect modified forms. Modified forms are detected by locating the same set of product ions at unexpected retention times in the same precursor window or in different windows, for example. In other words, a modified form is detected if the same set of product ions known to be in the compound of interest are found at an unexpected retention time.
• the type and location of the modification is determined by predicting ions that depend on the position or type of the modification and generating and scoring traces extracted from the data for those predicted masses.
• modification product ion masses are predicted and traces or XICs are generated for similar masses found at the retention time.
• the '770 Patent provides that the modified form is identified by finding a mass corresponding to the one or more matching sample product ions adjusted by the mass of one or more modifications.
• the '770 Patent provides no systematic method of finding the mass corresponding to the one or more matching sample product ions adjusted by the mass of one or more modifications.
• a modified form of a known compound is detected from an XIC peak group produced by a separation coupled DIA tandem mass spectrometry method by systematically examining product ions in the XIC peak group that do not have the same masses as the product ions from the unmodified known compound.
• measured product ions known not to be the product ions of the unmodified compound of interest are specifically examined for modified forms.
• Figure 2 is an exemplary extracted ion chromatogram (XIC) plot produced from a separation coupled data independent acquisition (DIA) tandem mass spectrometry method showing two XIC peak groups for a peptide of interest, in accordance with various embodiments.
• XIC peak group 210 has retention time of 48.79 minutes and XIC peak group 220 has retention time of 44.61 minutes. Each peak group includes multiple XIC peaks.
• XIC peak group 210 is the peak group of the unmodified peptide of interest, for example.
• XIC peak group 220 is an unknown peak group, for example.
• XIC peak groups 210 and 220 are created by a peaking finding algorithm of a DIA method, such as ABSciex's SWATHTM acquisition method, for example. This peaking finding algorithm typically assigns a score to XIC peak groups 210 and 220 as described above.
• Figure 3 is an exemplary spectrum 300 of the product ions present at 48.79 minutes in the XIC plot of Figure 2, in accordance with various embodiments.
• Spectrum 300 therefore, shows the product ions of XIC peak group 210 in Figure 2.
• spectrum 300 shows good matches with both b and y ions.
• Figure 4 is an exemplary spectrum 400 of the product ions present at 44.61 minutes in the XIC plot of Figure 2, in accordance with various embodiments.
• Spectrum 400 therefore, shows the product ions of XIC peak group 220 in Figure 2.
• spectrum 400 shows only good matches with y ions.
• modified forms are found from XIC peak groups by first selecting an XIC peak group.
• XIC peak group 220 is selected, for example. The selection may be based on the score of the XIC peak group and/or the retention time of the XIC peak group, for example.
• the monoisotopic spectral peaks of the selected peak group are then obtained, producing a peak list for the XIC peak group.
• 94 monoisotopic peaks are obtained from spectrum 400 of Figure 4, which is spectrum for peak group 220 of Figure 2.
• the monoisotopic spectral peaks of the selected peak group are compared to the theoretical product ions of the peptide of interest. Peaks that match the theoretical product ions of the peptide of interest are removed from the peak list.
• delta masses are then grouped by mass and counted. In other words, delta masses that have the same mass value are grouped together and the count of delta masses in each group is counted.
• FIG. 5 is an exemplary plot 500 of groups of delta mass and their counts for an XIC peak group, in accordance with various embodiments.
• Plot 500 shows groups of delta mass for peak group 220 of Figure 2. In grouping the 1738 delta masses by mass value, 1464 delta mass groups were created.
• delta mass groups with the highest count are evaluated as potential modifications.
• delta mass groups with a count above a predetermined threshold are selected for evaluation as potential indicators of modified forms. If the threshold is six, for example, delta mass group 510, which has a count of seven is the only delta mass group with a count above six. Therefore, delta mass group 510 would be the only delta mass group evaluated for potential modifications.
• any count threshold can be selected.
• delta mass group 510 is +15.99660 Da.
• This +15.99660 Da delta mass may potentially be an oxidation modification, which has a mass shift of +15.99491 Da.
• FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of system 600 for detecting a product ion of a modified form of a known compound of interest in a sample from tandem mass spectrometry data, in accordance with various embodiments.
• System 600 includes processor 610.
• Processor 610 can be, but is not limited to, a computer, microprocessor, the computer system of Figure 1, or any device capable of processing data and sending and receiving data.
• Processor 610 receives a plurality of sample product ion spectra from
• Tandem mass spectrometer 620 can include one or more physical mass analyzers that perform two or more mass analyses.
• a mass analyzer of a tandem mass spectrometer can include, but is not limited to, a TOF, a quadrupole, an ion trap, a linear ion trap, an orbitrap, or a Fourier transform mass analyzer.
• Processor 610 can receive the plurality of sample product ion spectra during mass analysis of the sample or after mass analysis of the sample.
• the plurality of sample product ion spectra are produced by first
• Separation device 630 can perform a separation technique that includes, but is not limited to, liquid chromatography, gas chromatography, or any other separation technique that separates compounds over time.
• the known compounds can include, but are not limited to, peptides, administered drugs, or drugs of abuse.
• Processor 610 retrieves known mass-to-charge ratio (m/z) values of product ions of at least one compound of the known compounds from a memory.
• the memory can include any type of electronic, magnetic, or optical memory accessible by processor 610.
• the known m z values of the product ions of at least one compound can be part of a database or library of known m/z values of product ions known compounds, for example.
• the product ions of the at least one compound include b and y product ions.
• Processor 610 generates product ion XICs from product ion spectra of the plurality of sample product ion spectra that include m/z peaks matching the known m/z values. In various embodiments, processor 610 further calculates a score for each XIC peak in the generated product ion XICs. Processor 610 groups XIC peaks of the generated product ion XICs by retention time, producing a plurality of XIC peak groups.
• Processor 610 selects at least one XIC peak group of the plurality of XIC peak groups.
• the at least one XIC peak group is selected based on a retention time of the at least one XIC peak group.
• the at least one XIC peak group is selected based on the combined scores of XIC peaks in the at least one XIC peak group.
• Processor 610 creates an m/z peak list for the at least one XIC peak group by obtaining the m/z value for each monoisotopic peak in each spectrum used to generate the XIC peaks of the at least one XIC peak group. Processor 610 removes from the m/z peak list m/z values that match the known m/z values. For each m/z value remaining in the m/z peak list, processor 610 calculates an m/z difference between the peak list m/z value and each m/z value of the m/z values of the known product ions, producing a plurality of m/z difference values. These m/z difference values are equivalent to the delta masses described above, for example.
• Processor 610 groups m/z difference values of the plurality of m/z difference values with same m/z value into groups and counts the number of m/z difference values in each group, producing a plurality of m/z difference value groups that each includes a count. Finally, if a count of an m/z difference value group of the plurality of m/z difference value groups exceeds a predetermined count, processor 610 detects a product ion of a modified form of the at least one compound at the m/z value of the m/z difference value group.
• Figure 7 is a flowchart showing a method 700 for detecting a product ion of a modified form of a known compound of interest in a sample from tandem mass spectrometry data, in accordance with various embodiments.
• a plurality of sample product ion spectra are received using a processor.
• the plurality of sample product ion spectra are produced by separating known compounds from a sample over time using a separation device, and at each time step, analyzing the known compounds by performing a plurality of product ion scans for a plurality of precursor mass selection windows selected across a mass range of the sample using a tandem mass spectrometer.
• step 720 known m/z values of product ions of at least one compound of the known compounds are retrieved from a memory using the processor.
• step 730 product ion extracted ion chromatograms (XICs) are generated from product ion spectra of the plurality of sample product ion spectra that include m/z peaks matching the known m/z values using the processor.
• XICs product ion extracted ion chromatograms
• step 740 XIC peaks of the generated product ion XICs are grouped by retention time using the processor, producing a plurality of XIC peak groups.
• step 750 at least one XIC peak group of the plurality of XIC peak
• groups is selected using the processor.
• step 760 an m/z peak list is created for the at least one XIC peak group by obtaining the m/z value for each monoisotopic peak in each spectrum used to generate the XIC peaks of the at least one XIC peak group using the processor.
• step 770 m/z values are removed from the m/z peak list that match the known m/z values using the processor.
• step 780 for each m/z value remaining in the m/z peak list, an m/z difference between the peak list m/z value and each m/z value of the m/z values of the known product ions is calculated using the processor, producing a plurality of m/z difference values.
• step 790 m/z difference values of the plurality of m/z difference values with same m/z value are grouped into groups and the number of m/z difference values in each group is counted using the processor, producing a plurality of m/z difference value groups that each includes a count.
• step 795 if a count of an m/z difference value group of the plurality of m/z difference value groups exceeds a predetermined count, a product ion of a modified form of the at least one compound is detected at the m/z value of the m/z difference value group using the processor.
• Computer Program Product For Detecting A Product Ion Of A Modified Form include a tangible computer-readable storage medium whose contents include a program with instructions being executed on a processor so as to perform a method for detecting a product ion of a modified form of a known compound of interest in a sample from tandem mass spectrometry data. This method is performed by a system that includes one or more distinct software modules.
• FIG 8 is a schematic diagram of a system 800 that includes one or more distinct software modules that performs a method for detecting a product ion of a modified form of a known compound of interest in a sample from tandem mass spectrometry data, in accordance with various embodiments.
• System 800 includes analysis module 810.
• Analysis module 810 receives a plurality of sample product ion spectra.
• the plurality of sample product ion spectra are produced by separating known compounds from a sample over time using a separation device, and, at each time step of a plurality of time steps, analyzing the known compounds by performing a plurality of product ion scans for a plurality of precursor mass selection windows selected across a mass range of the sample using a tandem mass spectrometer.
• Analysis module 810 retrieves known m/z values of product ions of at least one compound of the known compounds from a memory.
• Analysis module 810 generates product ion XICs from product ion spectra of the plurality of sample product ion spectra that include m/z peaks matching the known m/z values. Analysis module 810 groups XIC peaks of the generated product ion XICs by retention time, producing a plurality of XIC peak groups. Analysis module 810 selects at least one XIC peak group of the plurality of XIC peak groups.
• Analysis module 810 creates an m/z peak list for the at least one XIC peak group by obtaining the m/z value for each monoisotopic peak in each spectrum used to generate the XIC peaks of the at least one XIC peak group. Analysis module 810 removes from the m/z peak list m/z values that match the known m/z values. For each m/z value remaining in the m/z peak list, analysis module 810 calculates an m/z difference between the peak list m/z value and each m/z value of the m/z values of the known product ions, producing a plurality of m/z difference values.
• Analysis module 810 groups m/z difference values of the plurality of m/z difference values with same m/z value into groups and counts the number of m/z difference values in each group, producing a plurality of m/z difference value groups that each includes a count. Finally, if a count of an m/z difference value group of the plurality of m/z difference value groups exceeds a predetermined count, analysis module 810 detects a product ion of a modified form of the at least one compound at the m/z value of the m/z difference value group.
• the specification may have presented a method and/or process as a particular sequence of steps.
• the method or process should not be limited to the particular sequence of steps described.
• other sequences of steps may be possible. Therefore, the particular order of the steps set forth in the specification should not be construed as limitations on the claims.
• the claims directed to the method and/or process should not be limited to the performance of their steps in the order written, and one skilled in the art can readily appreciate that the sequences may be varied and still remain within the spirit and scope of the various embodiments.

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